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Canada to lift travel ban on 10 African nations, boost border testing for COVID-19 17 Dec 2021 - 08:45 pm
Healthcare workers prepare to test passengers as they arrive at Toronto's Pearson airport after mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing took effect for international arrivals in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Manulife latest financial firm to postpone back to office plans amid COVID spread 17 Dec 2021 - 07:40 pm
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Kentucky rain turns more tornado survivors out of their homes 17 Dec 2021 - 05:18 pm
A general view of rubble and debris at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in the aftermath of a tornado, after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes that ripped through several U.S. states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S., December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Omicron could soon swamp critical care in Canada's most populous province 16 Dec 2021 - 08:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: A respiratory therapist and six nurses prone a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient inside the intensive care unit of Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
St. Vincent PM says Caribbean state needs aid to manage climate change 16 Dec 2021 - 07:42 pm
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves visits a shelter a day after the La Soufriere volcano erupted after decades of inactivity, in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines April 10, 2021. REUTERS/Robertson S. Henry/File Photo
Uber to pilot driverless food delivery in California in 2022 16 Dec 2021 - 07:34 pm
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US to award $2.89 billion to airports under infrastructure law 16 Dec 2021 - 06:33 pm
Passengers depart Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry/File Photo
US imposes sanctions against China over abuse of Uyghurs 16 Dec 2021 - 05:35 pm
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Canada advises against international travel amid Omicron threat 16 Dec 2021 - 04:51 pm
Passengers wait to be tested after they arrive at Toronto's Pearson airport after mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing took effect for international arrivals in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Biden visits tornado-stricken Kentucky bringing federal aid, empathy 15 Dec 2021 - 07:53 pm
U.S. President Joe Biden walks to depart for Fort Campbell, Kentucky, from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Trudeau to advise Canadians against travel abroad amid Omicron fears 15 Dec 2021 - 07:40 pm
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NYC to fine businesses $1,000 for defying vaccine mandate 15 Dec 2021 - 07:33 pm
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Blinken cuts short Asia trip after COVID-19 case among travelling group 15 Dec 2021 - 03:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to staff at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 14, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS
Haiti searches for victims of fuel truck blast that killed 60 15 Dec 2021 - 12:02 pm
The remains of a fuel truck and burnt houses are seen after the truck exploded in a neighbourhood during the night, in Cap Haitien, Haiti, December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Samuel Volcy
Omicron estimated to be 2.9% of COVID-19 variants in U.S.-CDC 14 Dec 2021 - 08:42 pm
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Tornado-slammed parts of Kentucky face long recovery 14 Dec 2021 - 01:16 pm
Nicolaus Kruse, 23, stands amongst the rubble of the home he grew up in after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several U.S. states, in Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
California to reinstitute statewide mask mandate amid rise in COVID cases 14 Dec 2021 - 12:31 pm
A traveller wearing a protective mask walks past a waiting area for Amtrak customers inside Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
Blinken touts deeper US engagement amid concern over 'aggressive' China 14 Dec 2021 - 12:10 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference at the Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia December 14, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via Reuters